Episodes
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Julian's Astral Big Druid Deck - Episode 142
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
DECK BATTLES ARE BACK!
This week, Julian brings back deck battles to The Happy Hearthstone podcast with a wild Astral Communion Big Druid! We'll talk through his creation, how it plays, and then see if he can beat the defending champion's deck in a best of 3 match.
Heads up: Audio quality is pretty rocky for the second half of the episode. My apologies for spikes in volume and dips in quality.
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Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Shopping with Dragons - Episode 96
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
News Chat
- Midsummer Fire Festival is going on! If you haven’t logged in, you have more reason to grind out your quests than ever before. Double gold on all quests. No strings. How great is that! And it’ll last one more week, I believe.
- Also if you played last week’s brawl, you have some fun fireworks for your Wow emote and a Midsummer Fire Festival greeting!
- Fun to see them do things like this.
- Knights of the Frozen Throne!!! - New expansion has been announced and is, as predicted, all about the Lich King and his cronies with a twist: What if everyone was dead??
- Deathstalker Rexxar (6 mana) - Adds 5 armor to your hero, Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to all enemy minions
- You will discover twice from 3 random beasts. Your two choices will be combined - mana cost, attack, health, and effects - and be added as 1 horrific additional minion to your hand
- Dream scenarios??
- Bittertide Hydra + Stranglethorn Tiger
- Charged Devilsaur (or King Krush) + Angry Chicken
- Jungle Panther + Dispatch Kodo
- New hero power: Build-a-Beast - 2 mana - Craft a custom Zombeast
- They did confirm that alternate heroes will still transform into whomever the card is for (ie. Alleria will be Deathstalker Rexxar, not her own Death Knight version) :’(
- Spirit Lash: common Priest spell. 2 mana, Lifesteal, Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions
- Chillblade Champion: common Paladin minion. 4 mana, 3 attack, 2 health, Charge, Lifesteal
- The premise is around everyone becoming a death knight, so with that, there’s a new card type: Hero cards! Similar to Quests, this is another legendary for each class that will come with the next expansion. And they function similarly to Lord Jaraxxus when he’s played. They will replace your hero portrait, hero power, and do some other helpful things.
- New mechanic: Lifesteal! We’ve seen this before in cards like Mistress of Pain and Wickerflame Burnbristle, but now it will be just a single word on the card. Whatever amount of damage is done is also restored to your hero.
- Deathstalker Rexxar (6 mana) - Adds 5 armor to your hero, Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to all enemy minions
- Also, MISSIONS! You’ll fight your way to the top of Icecrown Citadel against many bosses you remember from that part of WoW. Best part is that these missions are completely free to everyone!
- There are 3 wings, followed by a fight against the Lich King
- You’ll earn 1 pack for each wing completed
- There will also be a prologue mission that rewards you a legendary card (some report it will be a random hero card!)
- Preorder is available now: $49.99 in US for 50 packs and a icy cardback
- Andrew noticed… 4 mana 5/1 Warlock minion.. Aaaaand Shark Bear.
Topic
Deck battle!
What are Deck Battles?
- We do these Deck battle episodes once a month.
- Guest hosts bring on their favorite deck onto the show, and break it down for you.
- What cards, how it works, and why they like playing it.
- Best of 3 battle against me, live on the show.
- Twist: I always use the current Reigning Champion Deck of the show
- The last deck a guest host brought onto this show and won with.
The Happy Hearthstone Hall of Fame!
- Decks that have beaten 3 challengers in a row!
- Dan Patriss' Beastmaster Hunter Deck (Mar 2014)
- My Very Own Warlock Demon Zoo Deck (Mar 2016)
- Craig's Dragon Priest (Sep 2016)
Defending Champion Deck
- Ben’s Super Heavy Naga Druid
- Episode 89
- Copy this code to build the deck in Hearthstone: AAEBAZICCiT2AqIJhRDoFewVlBeprQLPsQLguwIKQF/EBuQI6xHeFr6uAsu8Aqm9At7EAgA=
Full Guide
1x Smuggler's Run - A nice turn one buff or a nice way to round out your mana on a later turn.
1x Dirty Rat - A tech card that helps with quest rogue or exodia mage. Also a strong early game taunt against aggro decks.
1x Equality - A combo card to clear the board with your Primordial Drake.
2x Faerie Dragon - A dragon activator for Historian or Book Wyrm. A strong early game card against mage or rogue.
2x Grimestreet Outfitter - This card also helps you round out your mana on later turns and give those minions in your hand a quick buff before playing them.
2x Hydrologist - Discovering a paladin secret can do wonders for you in the late game. Picking a getaway kodo will allow you to bounce all those value cards back and use them again.
2x Netherspite Historian - Discover a dragon. Use this to pick up those end game minions and seal the game.
2x Aldor Peacekeeper - All around a great card for Paladin. Can combo with Book Wyrm on turn 9 for instant removal and board development.
2x Stonehill Defender - You always need 2 of these the taunt minions in Paladin are just too strong. Having 2 or 3 Tirion Fordring’s will almost always win you the game.
1x Wickerflame Burnbristle - Works great with the buff mechanic as he will heal more the more damage he deals. Also a strong card to absorb removal early so late game cards will stick longer.
2x Truesilver Champion - Best Paladin weapon hands down. Use this to gain back tempo and clear some of those midgame minions.
1x Twilight Drake - A 4 mana slot dragon. Not 100% needed in the deck but with the lack of 4 mana cards an extra dragon is nice to have.
2x Grimestreet Enforcer - Another buff card as well as a great tool to absorb more removal because if he stays on the board the opponent is going to regret it.
2x Book Wyrm - Great for dealing with taunt warriors since most of their minions have low attack. As well as a combo card with Aldor.
2x Ivory Knight - Your sustain. This card will not only heal you but give you some options of paladin spells that you are missing in this deck.
1x The Black Knight - A tech card that I love to have but can easily be swapped out for something else depending on what you are running into on ladder. Ex. Harrison Jones or Hungry Crab
1x Lay on Hands - Late game card draw and a nice heal. Can be swapped out if but I find the healing very good to have in a pinch.
2x Primordial Drake - Your only AoE as well as another activator for your dragon cards.
1x Tirion Fordring - Because it’s Tirion fricken Fordring!
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To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
The Challenger's Deck
The Theme
- Shopping with Dragons
How It Wins
- Getting a ton of value off discover cards and buffing minions to force trades with strong taunts.
The Key Cards
- Stonehill Defender, Netherspite Historian, Murloc Hydrologist
The Duel
- Reminder of the defending deck
- Trash talk
- Best of 3 series
- Watch on MMOReporter.com
- We'll be right back.
The Aftermath
- Who won
- How close was it?
- What were important moments?
- Deathwing in the first game
- Ragnaros in the second game
- What went wrong/right for the challenger deck?
- Was this a good representation of the challenger deck's strengths?
- Congratulate the winner
Community
Question
No questions :’(
iTunes Review
5 stars from Odium_Infinitus
The best Hearthstone podcast
I started listening to this podcast during the Hearthstone Beta. Josh was so nice to listen to. He was friendly and positive about having fun with the game. I took a break from Hearthstone but when I came back the first thing I did was download this podcast. While not as hardcore as other Hearthstone podcasts this one is my favorite. The guests are great and Andrew has done a wonderful job in taking over from Josh.
Card of the Week
Wickerflame Burnbristle
Guest Plugs
- Icedgecko#1977 on Battle.net
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
Ben’s Super Heavy Naga Druid - Episode 89
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
News Chat
- Un’Goro is in full affect! Be on the lookout for all the details as we get closer to Mid-April.
- March 23-26
- More cards are coming… Still unsure about exact timeframe, but they mentioned on stream there could be new cards each day, and definitely cards coming at HCT
- Possibly more streams
- Definitely more cards
- New cards
- Nether Portal - 5 mana - Open a permanent portal that summons 3/2 Imps - (Token says: At the end of your turn, summon 2 3/2 imps) (Token is untargetable with no way of removing it)
- Sherazin, Seed - When you play 4 cards in a turn, revive this minion (token is not targetable)
- Lakarri Sacrifice - 1 mana Warlock Legendary Quest Spell - Quest: Discard 6 cards, Reward: Nether Portal
- Sherazin, Corpse Flower - 4 mana legendary Rogue minion - 5/3 Deathrattle: Go dormant. Play 4 cards in a turn to revive this minion.
Topic
Deck battle!
What are Deck Battles?
- We do these Deck battle episodes once a month.
- Guest hosts bring on their favorite deck onto the show, and break it down for you.
- What cards, how it works, and why they like playing it.
- Best of 3 battle against me, live on the show.
- Twist: I always use the current Reigning Champion Deck of the show
- The last deck a guest host brought onto this show and won with.
The Happy Hearthstone Hall of Fame!
- Decks that have beaten 3 challengers in a row!
- Dan Patriss' Beastmaster Hunter Deck (Mar 2014)
- My Very Own Warlock Demon Zoo Deck (Mar 2016)
- Craig's Dragon Priest (Sep 2016)
Defending Champion Deck
- Zerotio’s Weird Reno Mage
- Episode 86
- Has 1 out of 3 wins to get in the Hall of Fame
The Challenger's Deck
The Theme
- Naga Sea Witch - The most underrated card in hearthstone
- Started with the question - If you could play any 2 cards in hearthstone on the same turn, which would you choose?
- Answer- GO ABSOLUTELY HAM
- Theme - Go nuts with legendaries
How It Wins
- Cheating out insane amounts of value by some sick card combos. Huge Threats on top of Huge Threats
- Best win condition comes from being able to add +10/+10 to a minion already on board for lethal
The Key Cards
- Naga Sea Witch
- Aviana
- Kun
- Arch-Thief Rafaam
- Fight promoter
The Duel
- Reminder of the defending deck
- Trash talk
- Best of 3 series
- We'll be right back.
The Aftermath
- Who won
- How close was it?
- What were important moments?
- What went wrong/right for the challenger deck?
- Was this a good representation of the challenger deck's strengths?
- Congratulate the winner
Community
The Dust Bowl
- Andrew
- Card to keep - Rat Pack
- Card to dust - Hidden Cache
- Ben
- Card to keep - Counterfeit coin
- Card to dust - Streetwise investigator
Question
None this week. Send yours in to thehappyhearthstone@gmail.com
iTunes Review
None this week.
Card of the Week
Elise the Trailblazer
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Zerotio’s Weird Reno Mage Deck Battle - Episode 86
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
News Chat
- Lots of talk about the meta, balance, and a TON of feedback from Ben Brode and the Hearthstone Design Team
- Biggest complaints are: Aggro and Shaman
- Aggro: Feels bad to lose game after game without really having a chance if your opponent draws correctly and you don’t
- Shaman: This class has been powerful and diversified (multiple strong ways to play it) for quite a while now.
- Big Brode Bullet Points
- Worst diversification in HS was Undertaker Hunter, being played 35% of all games
- 17% of all games have Shaman in it (30% at legend)
- Highest winrate of any deck was Undertaker Hunter at 60%
- Current winrate of Aggro Shaman is 53%
- What do you do with all this?
- Let data inform your feelings
- If you’re sick of Aggro Shaman, play Control Warrior/Shaman
- Use a tracker! (So far this month, I’ve played 47 games. 4 of those were Aggro Shaman (9%), 10 were Pirate Warrior (21%))
Topic
Deck battle!
What are Deck Battles?
- We do these Deck battle episodes once a month.
- Guest hosts bring on their favorite deck onto the show, and break it down for you.
- What cards, how it works, and why they like playing it.
- Best of 3 battle against me, live on the show.
- Twist: I always use the current Reigning Champion Deck of the show
- The last deck a guest host brought onto this show and won with.
The Happy Hearthstone Hall of Fame!
- Decks that have beaten 3 challengers in a row!
- Dan Patriss' Beastmaster Hunter Deck (Mar 2014)
- My Very Own Warlock Demon Zoo Deck (Mar 2016)
- Craig's Dragon Priest (Sep 2016)
Defending Champion Deck
- Jarret: Future-Proof Tempo Mage
- December 2016
- Episode 83
The Challenger's Deck
The Theme
- Reno Mage, with an unexpected win condition
How It Wins
- Stall the game and setup Reno/Ice Block Combo and be ready for your “swing turn”
The Key Cards
- Reno Jackson & Ice Block + “Secret Weapon”
The Duel
- Reminder of the defending deck
- Trash talk
- Best of 3 series
- We'll be right back.
The Aftermath
- Who won
- How close was it?
- What were important moments?
- What went wrong/right for the challenger deck?
- Was this a good representation of the challenger deck's strengths?
- Congratulate the winner
Community
Question
Jarret (from ep 83): Now that Mean Streets is out, what card where you "meh" about that you now love? For me it's Jade Swarmer. I didn't think about it's potential in N'Zoth Rogue; it's basically a more efficient and on-curve Twilight Summoner.
iTunes Review
That’s Incredible - 5 Stars - thegaryscott
Love this podcast. Listen every week.
Card of the Week
Molten Giant….. No… Seriously!
Guest Plugs
- Twitter: @ZerotioHS
- Twitch: Twitch.tv/ZerotioHS
- Hero Power: HeroPowerHS.com
Friday Jan 20, 2017
Darkflight Warrior Deck Brawl - Episode 85
Friday Jan 20, 2017
Friday Jan 20, 2017
Hello!
- Andrew is the host this week!
- Topic: Deck Battle!
- Reasons to be happy this week
- News: Developer Stream
What is a Deck Battle?
Once a month, a guest host brings their favorite deck onto the show to battle the current reigning champion deck for control of the Happy Hearthstone Deck Battle Throne!
If the challenger wins the best-of-3 series, their deck becomes the new Reigning Champion Deck and will fight off future challengers until it loses, or until it’s earned its place in the Happy Hearthstone Hall of Fame!
View the Deck Battle Archive + The Happy Hearthstone Hall of Fame
Defending Deck: Jarret’s Futurist Tempo Mage Deck keeps the punches rolling swiftly, and avoids cards that’ll cycle out of Standard next year.
Challenger Deck: Josh’s Darklfight Warrior Deck, Greedy Priest deck, and the very first Warlock deck he ever brought onto the show.
The Darkflight Deck
Creatures
- 2x Alexstrasza’s Champion: This card is the single reason why I’ve been making Dragon decks for two years. Insanely good.
- 1x Netherspite Historian: This was love at first sight for me, and it’s only grown as I play with it. Slow, but always good.
- 1x Beckoner of Evil: I only use C’thun cards guaranteed to hit +2 stats, because getting C’thun to 10 will make or break this deck.
- 2x Blackwing Technician: Solid stats for early trades.
- 1x Brann Bronzebeard: Every combo in this deck is huge. C’thun buffs for instant 10/10, +10 more armor on Shieldbearers, or double Discover dragons. <3
- 2x Disciple of Cthun: Superstar for surviving the early game. Always keep in starting hand.
- 2x Cthun’s Chosen: Not ideal, but the best +2/+2 cthun option left.
- 2x Twilight Guardian: Gotta build that taunt wall!
- 2x Azure Drake: All decks. All the time.
- 2x Blackwing Corruptor: WTB Drakonid Operative, but this is a great 5-drop too.
- 1x Sylvanas Windrunner: Just here for value and to draw out removal before the big guns drop.
- 2x Ancient Shieldbearer: Your success is pretty closely tied to your ability to draw and proc this effect. Combo with Brann for immortality.
- 1x Twin Emperor Vek’lor: Stall, stall, stall!
- 1x Doomcaller: Sometimes you’ll have to use this as a desperate buff to hit the 10/10 stats, but you want to save it for the resurrect.
- 1x Nefarian: Value. All these top-end dragons are basically interchangeable. Just use what you have or prefer.
- 1x Ysera: Value.
- 1x C’thun: He’s not the game-winner in this deck. He’s just another big threat at the top-end. They can’t remove all of them.
Spells
- 1x Execute: Only run one copy after the nerf, but is plenty useful late and early, especially with little chippers like Netherspite Historian.
- 2x Slam: Always good. Don’t be afraid to use as only removal early against aggro.
Weapons
- 2x Fiery War Axe: Every deck would run this, if it could.
Substitutes
In case you don’t have some of the ideal cards, here are some quality back-ups and alterations you can use, which all keep with the same theme and strengths of the deck.
- Beckoner of Evil: I bounce between Beckoner and Evil and Netherspite Historian, based on which side I’m having trouble proccing, Cthun or dragons.
- Netherspite Historian: Same.
- Brawl: This should be in the deck, but I’m crazy.
- Blood to Ichor: Equivalent to Slam, choose whichever you prefer.
- Chillmaw: All the top end dragons are hot-swappable. Just use the ones you have/like.
- Chromaggus: Same.
- Alexstrasza: Same.
- Shield Block: This is a great card in the deck and should probably be in it. I cut it after having a tough time getting both Cthun and dragons to proc.
The Duel
Community
- Questions: Memoriiiiiiiies
- iTunes Reviews